BOX ELDER, S.D. – Authorities in Box Elder say a woman is dead and one person is arrested after an incident in which they are still investigating occurred Tuesday.
Shortly after 3:30 Wednesday afternoon, Box Elder Police Department officers arrived at Valley Village Mobile Home Park, located at 240 N. Ellsworth Rd., to investigate reports of a possible assault.
They found a deceased female who has not yet been identified, and then located a male suspect, who had attempted to flee. 43-year-old Jamie Hayes Prince of Box Elder was arrested for first degree murder and transported to Pennington County Jail.
Authorities say they are still investigating the incident and no further information had been released.
Box Elder Police Department, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and South Dakota Highway Patrol all worked together in the investigation, and Box Elder and Rapid City Fire Departments also responded to the scene.
